Working garment



ISAAC BERNSTEIN, OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.

woniriive Application. filed June 23,

T0 all who/m. t may concern Be it known that l, lsimc lnnrsfrlrm, `acitizenv `of the United States,` residing at Oakland, in the county of`iklainefila and State oifrCalifornia, have invented a new 'and usefullinj'irovement in llVorking Garments, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to a garment and particularly pertains toCoveralls.

It' is the principal object lof the present invention to provideagarmentin the nature of coveralls which embodies a pair of over- I.ills `and ajumper or acket, the overalls and jacket being sor constructed as toneatly coverthe `clothes of the wearer and pro- Viding ithat the suit ofCoveralls may beentirely or partially' removed without difliculty andfurther insuring that the Coveralls may be worn alone` orthe jacket wornalone if desired.

The present invention contemplates the use ofajacket having strapssecured to the shouldersr thereof to engage the bib of a pair ofoveralls thereby eliminating the usual back straps, saidjacket andoveralls being connected across the back and along the waist by suitablefasteners which may be conveniently operated. y

j The invention is illustrated by way of eX ample in the accompanyingdrawings in which: j

Fig. 1 is a view in front elevation showing the complete garment.

Fig. 2 is a view infront elevation showing the garment with the bibun'fastened and hanging down.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary view showing the manner in which thejacket is secured to the waist of the overalls.

Fig. 4L is an enlarged view in section through one of the fasteners seenon the line 4 4: of Figure 3.

Fig. 5 is a view in section showing the` fastening of one of theshoulder straps as seen on the line 5-5 of Fig. 2 and indicating indotted lines the manner in which the shoulder straps may be concealed.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary view in elevation showing the manner in i whichsuspender straps are used with the overalls to eliminate the use of thejacket.

Referring more particularly to the draw ings,- 10 indicates a pair ofoveralls and 11y articles of wearing apparel are intended to j be usedin conjunction with each other although they are so formed so as tobeused 'separately asdesired. for example7 the overalls'may be equippedwith suspender straps G0 12 which would eliminate the use of the vjacketandthe jacket if desired may' be ar-` ranged to conceal the shoulderstraps 18 so that it may be used separately. The acket may be` formedwith longsleevesor may be in the shape of a vest and is here shown ashaving a neck band 111 opening at the front and secured by a fastener15. The jacket is" 'further opened completely down the front so that itmay `be readily removed and will greatly resemble a vest'in itsconstruction. lt is preferable thatthe front of the jacket beformed withpanels 15 and 16 adapted to be fastened or buttoned together along thecenter of the jacket and `stitched to a back panel 17 along their outeredges. The lower line of the jacket rterminates substan-V tially alongthe waist line of the wearerand is there equippedy with a plurality offasteners 18. These fasteners as shown in Fig. 3 have a securing plate19 carrying a pivoted hook member 20. The hook Lmember is adapted topass through eyelets 21 `arranged along with' back portion ofthe waistband of the overalls the hooks after passing through the eyelets beingfolded up in the position shown in Fig. 4 to secure the jacket andoveralls together. j j

The shoulder seams of the jacket are made to receive the upper ends ofthe shoulder straps 13. lt is to be noted that the shoulder straps, arenot, however, stitched to the front panels 15 and 16 of the jacket7 thusproviding an opening 22 in the seam through which the shoulder strap mayextend as shown in Fig. 2 or from which it may be withdrawn to assumethe dotted line position as indicated in Fig. 5. This will permit theshoulder straps to be concealed within the garment when it is desired touse the garmentseparately or when it is used with overalls other thanthe pair furnished therewith.`

The overalls are substantially of commonk design having a bib 23 and theusual leg" members. The bib, of coursev extends a considerable distanceabove the waist of the overalls in front terminating at the waist Hmaybe secured to the buttons 2601i the overline on the two sides o'lf thegarment. The.

ieg members are split down the side seams for a distance below the Waistline to permit accessto the side pockets ot the trousers Worn by thewearer. ri"he back of the overalle are formed with a waist band 2lialong which the eyelets Qiare arranged and by which the Waist band maybe secured to th jacket b-y fasteners 18.

In using the garment a jacket may be placed on the wearer and buttoneddown the front after which the overalls are. put on. The bib o1Ll theoveralls is secured over the front oit thejacket by adjustable fasteningmembers engaging buttons 26 on the bib.

The back or the overalls may then be secured to the back of the jacketby the fasteners 18; YV hen this has been done a. complete suit of'Coveralls Will be formed, attention being directed to the tac-t thatthere are no back straps on the overalls which might become` twisted orcaughtvupon objectsand that the shoulderstraps merely hang from theshoulder seams ot the jacket to be quickly and f conveniently secured tothe bib ot the overalls. Villen it is desired to use Athe jacketseparately the shoulder' strapsinay be drawn through the openings andconcealed Within the jacket. If the overalls are to be used separatelya` pair 'oifA suspender straps, l2

all bib While hookson `the straps mayy engage i the eyelets 2i 'inthefbackof the overalls.

It will thus be seen that aiivorking garl ment is here `'providedadapted to be easilyv put on and taken oli' either inone or `two piecesand that the separate 'aparts of the 4garment may be Worn independentlyii desired.` i i y While Ihave shown the preferred form oit my inventionas now known to me it Will be understood that various changes in theconstruction, combination and arrangement ot parts may be made by thoseskilled in the art Without departing :from the spirit of the inventionas claimed.

Having thus described my invention, Wh at l claim and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is:

l. in exterior garment including leg 1nclosing members with a frontupwardly eX-' tending bib, an open iront jacket having shoulder seams7engaging means at the back oi' the'. Waist line or *both garment membersand straps iixed Within 'the shoulder seam of the jacket and extensibleto connect with the bib land foldable through slots in the shoulderseams. y

Q. An exterior garment comprising trousers hayinga front upv Tarolyextending bib and a plain rear VWaist line7 an open -front jacket.,engaging means at the backofpthe Waist line o both garment members,straps fixed at their upper ends Within the shoulder portions of saidjacket and oi a length Awhereby they may befconnected to the bib,

said jacket having slots formed therein at the front thereof adjacentthe shoulder portions through which said straps are insertmay beconnected to 'said bib, engaging means at the rear vWaist line of eachgarment pmember, said jacket member having slots VL' v rv g ,iormed inthe rront thereof adjacent the shonlder'portions and throughivvhich saidstraps are insertable7V whereby the bib and .straps may be optionallydisposed and connected Within lthe jacket or dispo-sed and ConnectedeXteriorly thereof.

in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribing Witnesses.

ISAAC BERNSTEIN." `Witnesses `RALPH A. KNAPP, I

`AMELIA P. DAROSA.

